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Hubble Uncovers Evidence for Extrasolar Planet Under Construction
(Source NASA) – Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think…
Study Suggests Black Holes Abundant in Earliest Stars
(Source NASA) – By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, an international team of…
Second Hole Drilled by Mars Curiosity Rover
(Source NASA). – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample…
NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers’ Role in Sea Level Rise
(Source NASA) – A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in…
Mars Rover Confirms First Drilled Martian Rock Sample
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has relayed new images that confirm it has successfully obtained the first sample…
Kepler out of Safe mode, back in science collection
The Kepler spacecraft, NASA’s lead planet finder has returned to operations and is once again planet hunting. After a “wheel…
Vega – Two Asteroid Belts and the Possibility of Planets
(Source NASA) – Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second…
